It was dinner time and I wanted to prepare something that was simple and delicious. So I grabbed some chickpeas, pasta, and tomatoes and came up with this easy one pot meal. Chickpeas also known as chana, garbanzo beans, or Egyptian peas to name a few. Can be used in salads, falafels, soups, stews, to … Continue reading Chickpeas & Pasta

Pigeon peas are small to medium size and range from bright green to a brown color. Although these legumes are called peas they are actually beans. Some think they look similar to black eyed peas. I much prefer the taste of pigeon peas to black eye peas. These yummy beans are high in nutritional value … Continue reading Coconut Rice & Pigeon Peas

As a child my mother loved dates and I didn’t really take to them. But as an ever growing vegan I discovered these dates while shopping at Whole Foods and decided to give them a go. I was happy to find these organic Medjool dates. Let me tell you they are very sweet. To me … Continue reading Banana Date Nice Cream Smoothie

If you haven’t read my post on tofu. I’ll tell you that in the post I state how I think that cold tofu taste similar to egg whites. Even though I haven’t had eggs in years just my taste memory says tofu makes a better tasting egg salad. I use to like egg salad and … Continue reading Vegan “Egg” Salad

I haven’t posted in such a while. Not like I haven’t been cooking. Being a SAHM you cook just about everyday, typically three times a day. I do enjoy take out days, just saying. Anyway I mostly cook without recipes. Sometimes it calls for a bit of creativity. Not one dish is ever the same … Continue reading Tofu Bolognese

I recently visited Ichicoro Ramen a Japanese ramen restaurant and cocktail bar tucked in an indie hipster neighborhood called Seminole Heights in my hometown of Tampa, Florida. Greeted with simple Asian decor in a modern causal atmosphere. It features an open kitchen, limited seating, rap music, & chefs who are decorated with tattoos, cornrows, and … Continue reading Hiyashi Soba @ Ichicoro Ramen